Ewan McGregor and I had very similar first-time light sabre experiences. We both burned ourselves! These things are hot - they're full of batteries! Hayden Christensen More Quotes by Hayden Christensen More Quotes From Hayden Christensen I don't see how you can give someone who lied to the extent that he did a second chance in the same line of work. Hayden Christensen second-chance chance giving All I want is all what my mother wanted for me when she raised me - to be happy. For that, I don't need to be in a relationship. I don't need to have a certain level of respect. I just want to care very much about what I do and be kind to everyone in the process. It's important that I can feel that. That's happiness. Hayden Christensen levels important mother I don't think things like trust should just be handed out. You have to earn that. Hayden Christensen thinking Look, I'm just this kid from Toronto who got his start in school plays. I still live with my folks who make me mow the grass and take the garbage out. Then one day, I'm on this multimillion dollar set surrounded by R2D2 and C3PO. Every nuance was surreal. The saber. A thrill. The outfit and cloak? Mind-boggling. Meeting R2D2. An out-of-body experience. Hayden Christensen play kids school A long time ago, in a country not so far away, I was eight years old, doing my best Darth Vader imitation. Hayden Christensen eight country years I have two sisters and a mother, obviously, so I grew up with a household of girls. Maybe I have a greater respect for women because of it. Hayden Christensen girl mother two I've always been kind of a hermit. Hayden Christensen hermits kind I like to take things as they come and, as much as possible, not force anything. I think I could wind up somewhere completely different five years from now, something completely removed from acting - I could be perfectly content studying photography or English literature. At the same time, I love what I'm doing right now and could see doing this for a very long time. Hayden Christensen photography long thinking Between takes I find it difficult to switch off and then try and re-emerge myself in the part, so I try to stay in that frame of mine all day. It can be exhausting and you lose a sense of self, but it is the method that works best for me. Hayden Christensen method self trying I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge. Hayden Christensen revenge giving men I wish they taught green screen acting classes. Hayden Christensen acting wish class Everyone has their own approach to how they work. Hayden Christensen approach One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role. Hayden Christensen roles acting believe I try to stay away from the L.A. scene as much as possible. I feel it helps me to better prepare for my roles if I am not too involved in that whole thing. Hayden Christensen roles helping trying As an actor, I usually try and keep my motivation within the context of what the character is going through. Hayden Christensen motivation trying character I have read articles about me where a reporter has exaggerated something that I communicated, but I wouldn't say there's ever been a lie told about me. Hayden Christensen lying Journalism is just the art of capturing behavior. Hayden Christensen journalism behavior art I don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking of studying architecture instead. Hayden Christensen hollywood interesting thinking Actors are observers. They're trying to have an understanding of human sensibility. And how do you have that accurate observation if you regard yourself as someone of great importance? When you're the one constantly being observed, because they view you as a celebrity? It's all wrong. Hayden Christensen understanding views trying For me, when I'm making a movie I like to stay in character throughout the day. Hayden Christensen character
